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stantine's Penetrating Oil Finish deserves a prominent place in any list of such materials. It performs superbly as a penetrating finish, and after drying, one or more thin coats will build a durable, glossy surface. I use it extensively on work in the lathe; the wood can be left in the "Danish" state or successive buffed coats can be built up to the desired degree of gloss. Alternating with buffed coats of shellac yields a particularly deep and pleasing glow. Recently I rubbed the stuff, with my fingertips, into the Letters (continued) walnut stock and forearm of a new rifle with good results. The factory stain finish didn't become much glossier, but the improvement in depth was really striking. -John A. Chambers, Huntsvzlle, Ala. The article on particleboard-and-staple construction Ouly '81) has no more place in your magazine than a front-page feature on a lemonade stand would have in the Wall Street Journal. In this day of energy shortage I can think of no better use for wood waste than the production of Presto logs .. .. I would like to compliment you on your "Woodworking in Mendocino" article. Its description of the craftsman and designer fits me and most of the better woodworkers that I know. I'm self-employed, making custom furniture frames for upholsterers, bandsaw boxes with hinged tops, inlays, carved signs and other commissioned pieces. -R. John Urbas, Randle, Wash. I have been interested in the running battle of the bowlbottom cleaners. It was a problem for me until I worked out a process that beats any I've seen in this current feud. I turn my bowls by gluing the block to a piece of scrap fastened to the faceplate. This way I can turn all the inside and the outside down to the scrap block. Complete the sanding and then knock the bowl off the block. Line up all the bowls that you are turning in this batch, with the smallestdiameter bowl at one end and the largest one at the other. Now put a new scrap of wood on the faceplate, about 1 in. larger than the largest bowl. Cut a hole in the center about 112 in. deep and just the size of the smallest bowl. Press that bowl into the recess so that the bottom faces outward. Pull up the tailstock, when possible using a ball-bearing chuck and smooth pad for contact. Turn off the glue and any excess wood. This gives you a chance to sculpt the bowl bottom with a neat ring that greatly enhances its appearance. For each successively larger bowl, turn the hole in the scrap block a little larger. Samuel that was built almost the same way Winchip's is, by the grandfather of one of my friends, about 35 years ago. It was still working fine after all those years, although it seemed to me slightly out of true. Anyway, it still does a fine job. Before I saw it, I didn't believe such a precise machine could be homemade. I would like to ask Winchip if it's safe to build a larger jointer, the same way he did (let's say 10 in . or 12 in. or even 16 in.) . WW -Michel Chevannelle, Quebec, Canada EDITOR'S NOTE: Winchip doesn't advise building a wooden jointer wider than 8 in. Larger tables would be toO difficult to keep true. Regarding Jerry Clancy's question Ouly) about using fir instead of pine for sash, trim and millwork: No doubt about You Can Bund This Clockl You will always remember the satisfaction that you felt in building your own clock. Our Vienna Regulator is one of the most magnificent wall clocks ever produced, yet you can build it easily and economically using a Craft kit. We make the intricate cuts and preassemble all diHicun parts. 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ELSTON AVE. SANDER PURCHASE R. A. 5083 NESS & CO. . 5 P.M. I was very impressed by the way Galen Winchip built his wooden jointer (F H. Lamb, Santa Fe, N.M. #28, May '8 1). I once saw a jointer Lasl Year's Auclion was a Wood Lover's Dream, so "Let's do it again!" A beautiful selection of domestic and exotic lumber. bookmatched flitches and sawn veneers, carving stock, quarter sawn lumber and veneers, musical instrument woods, figured crotch wood, and more, will be on sale at 25-60% off, or will be auctioned and sold to the highest bidder. ROCKWELL 505